It had fascinating variances from Western World, to Communist, to strict, large & small, rich & poor.

I live in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, I'm looking to find a local investor to possibly team up with.

Connecticut, parts of NJ, some of western NY and Long Island are all pretty easily accessible, but I don't know how to find out what their policies are regarding renters (basically I'm concerned with how hard is it to throw someone out if they don't pay or cause mayhem, but if there are other things I should be worrying about please do point them out to me.)I think for my first building or two, I should be buying in an area that is close enough for me to drive there to take care of issues.

I am located outside of Chicago (western burbs).

:roll: It's near Case Western University & the VA- a great area for SRO's!

This means that conservatives have to avoid being pulled into a scientific debate that is truly more of a political and religious debate.Proponents of global warming are a diverse bunch to be sure, and not all think the same way- but at the core of the "movement" are basically people who seek the destruction of the western capitalist economic model.This is not in dispute, by the way- it's just fact.The reason I hope we can agree that there's more to global warming than science, and the reason it is so critical to promoters of the theory that it be "man-made" even if they have to use the "nature trick" or "hide the decline" is that it's not their scientific careers that hang in the balance, but an entire world-wide political agenda.To all- if you can make sense of this single issue to your lib friends- you will shatter the foundations of their belief system, and you will begin to unwind their cloudy thinking.The key to converting liberals is to help them understand that they are the useful idiots for a handful of political elites who ultimately seek their destruction.

Tom,I am investing in Western Michigan with another BP member here.My general thoughts are that it's been punished for being in the same state as Detroit, but as an investing hub it has enough of its own merits to be strongly considered.Just like any other city, there are war zones.

I would recommend reading this book "The End of the Free Market" by Ian Bremmerhttp://eurasia.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/05/18/the_end_of_the_free_marketIt basically lay down the fact that the western economies are outsmart by the new economies who don't play by the free market rules.

And that most women under 40 in Iran wear the traditional garb to work, and once they get home, change into shorts and tank-tops and watch western DVDs and listen to western music.Also, Ahmadinejad is becoming Iran's version of Nicolai Ceausescu, the Romanian Commie that was overthrown by the kids and grandkids of the people who had willingly followed him into the depths of Soviet communism.

It's marketing based on western fascination with the idea of mystical eastern secret knowledge.